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International news highlights from the worlds of live sound, sound recording, broadcasting, postproduction, sound installation, gaming and audiovisual
Hui Cultural Wunvzhou Resort opens in Jiangxi
Located in the Chinese province of Jiangxi, the newly opened Wunvzhou Resort offers bothy a tourist destination and a cultural centre, and includes a range of hotels, restaurants, shops and attractions, all themed on the cultural achievements of China’s Hui Muslim ethnoreligious group.
Before the resort’s official opening in July, Chinese A/V solutions provider EZPro was assigned the task of supplying and installing the audio system for the resort’s regular large-scale live performances of Encounter with Wuyuan – performed on a floating stage – in a 3,000-seat outdoor arena.
Dean St opens UK’s first Atmos mix/mastering room
Two years after transforming its main Studio 1 control room into Dolby Atmos recording and mixing room, London’s Dean St Studios is turning its second studio into the UK’s first dedicated mastering facility incorporating Dolby Atmos mixing.
PMC monitoring features in both rooms, with the new suite equipped with a 9.1.4 surround system comprising PMC’s MB3-XBD-A monitors for left and right main channels, MB3S-A for the centre channel and Ci Series Ci65 monitors for surround and height channels.
Mansion Sound raises the bar for US studios
Located in Branson, Missouri, Mansion Sound is a multimillion-dollar custom designed studio complex created specifically for audio production in music, film, television and postproduction. Both of its studios feature Solid State Logic mixing systems and all-Genelec 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos immersive monitoring.
Studio A has the most powerful Genelec Dolby Atmos system in the United States to date, and the largest and most powerful Solid State Logic Duality Fuse 96-channel SuperAnalogue mixing console yet built – the first of its kind to be installed anywhere in the world.
Sheeran does the Maths
Sennheiser has been an integral part of Ed Sheeran’s touring inventory since the start of his career, with long-time production company, Major Tom, providing the flagship Digital 9000 system for him in recent years.
Now, with The Mathematics Tour taking in some of the largest venues in the world – London’s Wembley Stadium, the Stade De France in Paris, the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, New Zealand’s Eden Park and Sydney’s Accor Stadium among them – and with a show that has expanded significantly from his one man and a guitar days, a switch has been made to Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 system.
Dreamcoats and Raincoats
Running concurrently in the UK, Singin’ in the Rain and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat contrast in musical genre and storylines but share ‘virtually identical sound design’. Each uses LR proscenium hangs of d&b Y-Series line arrays with point source centre clusters, E6 delays and front fill, and V-Subs.
‘The Y-Series has all the hallmarks of a great d&b product,’ Owen says. ‘It’s a powerful system delivering great audio quality in a compact box. It’s the power-to-size ratio that makes this such a versatile product. We proved this when, for Back to the Future [currently running at the Adelphi Theatre in London] we incorporated a couple of Y point sources into the iconic DeLorean. I didn’t think they’d deliver the necessary output for the sound effects, but they did. It’s incredible.’
Fast Moves
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Paul Richardson: LavoceTransducer specialist Lavoce Italiana has recruited Paul Richardson to take on the role of Business Development Manager for the Americas. With more than 20 years’ in the audio industry, Richardson’s...Read More...
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Fast News
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Dolby Atmos adopted by Vancouver’s Farm studioSometimes known as Gggarth due to his stutter, Canadian music producer and engineer Garth Richardson has installed a PMC immersive monitoring system at his recording studio near Vancouver, British Columbia,...Read More...
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Brainworx builds critical listening studioRenowned for plug-ins that replicate classic mixing console channel strips and analogue outboard equipment, as well as virtual instruments, Germany company Brainworx called on Dennis Busch from Acoustic...Read More...
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TiMax SoundHub rocks Amadeus productionTim Ferns from Swiss sound design collective, audiopool, recently placed a 64-channel TiMax SoundHub at the heart of his design for Rock Me Amadeus, Vereinigte Bühne Wien (VBW)’s latest in-house production,...Read More...
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Holoplot X1 Matrix Array over the moon at LightroomThe Moonwalkers is the latest experience at the Lightroom space in London, following its highly successful opener, David Hockney: Bigger & Closer not smaller & further away. A...Read More...
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Japan’s ARTA showroom chooses Genelec soundBegun in 1997 to nurture world-class drivers, ARTA (Autobacs Racing Team Aguri) is the product of a collaboration between racing driver Aguri Suzuki and Japanese car parts manufacturer Autobacs Seven....Read More...
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Audiotonix announces next-stage financial investmentAudiotonix has secured next-stage investment from private equity firm, PAI Partners. The move follows a successful partnership with global investment house Ardian that has seen Audiotonix build its presence...Read More...
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UK stadium switches from sport to music in minutesWithin 15 minutes of Birmingham City’s football match ending on Easter Monday, the club’s St Andrews Stadium had been transformed for UB40 to kick off their world tour and announce their new UB45 album...Read More...
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Focusrite secures Ecologi For Our Planet Gold AwardMarking Earth Day 2024, the Focusrite Group has announced that it has achieved the Ecologi For Our Planet Gold Award and has committed to setting science-based emission reduction targets through the Science...Read More...
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Shure reports sustainability success on Earth DayHaving announced aggressive targets for recyclable and/or renewable packaging of new products two years ago, Shure claims its goal to convert to 75 per cent by 2023 has been achieved and that the company...Read More...
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North Carolina’s ESUMC installs Martin Audio O-LineNoted for its pipe organ and stained-glass windows that dominate its sanctuary, Edenton Street United Methodist Church (ESUMC) in Raleigh, North Carolina, recently installed a Martin Audio O-Line micro...Read More...
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The Minimoog BookTo be launched imminently on Kickstarter, The Minimoog Book is the latest project for Kim Bjørn, founder of Danish independent publisher Bjooks. ‘The Minimoog Book is our most vital project yet, documenting...Read More...
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